2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

AT RANDOM TIMES, PERHAPS ONCE EVERY 200 MILES AVERAGE, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS DURING TURNS OR WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND ENGINE CONTROL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN 4 NEAR-MISSES WHILE TURNING CORNERS WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN THE AREA. THE ENGINE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN, BUT THE VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK TO RESTART - AGAIN, IN MID-TURN OR AS TRAFFIC IS ACCELERATING AROUND ME. THIS ISSUE IS LISTED ON THE NHTSA RECALL SITE (CAMPAIGN 14V373000), BUT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

WHILE DRIVING, MY 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAVE NO BRAKES, NO STEERING CONTROL AND MY ENGINE COMPLETELY DOES. IT HAPPENS AT TIMES WHEN I AM COASTING OR DRIVING AT A SLOWER SPEED. I HAVE 2 LITTLE KIDS AND IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN I'VE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, AND I NEED TO TRY AND MOVE OFF THE ROAD OR TRY AND RESTART IT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE SHUT DOWN, IT JUST HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. I'VE BEEN READING, AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENS TO OTHER PEOPLE! PLEASE PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ISSUE AS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS DEFECT TO THE VEHICLE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2010 TOWN AND COUNTRY ON 10/12/2020 WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY DIED AND AS A RESULT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT VAN IN NEUTRAL, RESTART THE VAN, AND REGAIN POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS THE SIXTH OR SEVENTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SO SHE KNOWS THIS IS A POSSIBILITY AND IS PREPARED BUT THIS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE SO MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES AND STILL NO RECALL. VAN HAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES.

PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND FUSES THAT MOVE THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEAT. THE WIRES ARE HOT AND THE FUSE BLOWS CONSTANTLY. RESULTING IN THE SEATS BEING STATIONARY AND NOT WORKING. I'VE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT THIS AND HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE ONLY THING I HAVE NOT DONE YET IS HAVE THE SEATS COMPLETELY REWIRED TO GET THE POWER SEATS WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THIS VAN ABOUT 5 YRS AGO. I CANNOT DRIVE OUR VAN BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE STUCK. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER TOWN AND COUNTRY OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES.

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A RURAL, TWO LANE ROAD AT 45MPH. THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY HILLY AND CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VAN ABRUPTLY LOST POWER AND I COULD NOT STEER. I WAITED FOR IT TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-STARTED THE KEY. THE VAN STARTED RIGHT UP AND I CONTINUED DRIVING.

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AT A CITY BLOCK INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THEN THE VAN IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I COULD NOT STEER, ACCELERATE, BRAKE. THE VAN SLOWED TO A STOP AND I TURNED THE KEY TO ON (IT HAD TWISTED TO ACC ON ITS OWN.) THE VAN STARTED BACK UP AND I CONTINUED ON MY DRIVE.

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 40-45MPH ON A SLIGHTLY HILLY, TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO CURBS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE. WITH NO WARNING, ALL DRIVING POWER WENT OFF AND I COULDN'T STEER OR BRAKE. I COULD STILL PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE VAN TO COAST TO A STOP. THEN I TURNED THE KEY TO ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. THANKFULLY, I DIDN'T GET HIT OR DRIVE INTO A DITCH. I HAD A VAN FULL OF KIDS AND WAS SO SCARED.

I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY WITH MY 3 KIDS AND THE VAN SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT BECAME A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE BREAKING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER, GETTING TO THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. AND IT LOCK THE STARTER IN THE IGNITION PHASE AS IF I WAS HOLDING THE KEY ON AFTER THE CAR STARTS. I CYCLED THE KEY AND NOTICED THAT IF I HELD IT RIGHT, IT WOULD NOT LOCK THE STARTER IN THE STARTING POSITION. HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I SAW THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ONE ABOUT THE IGNITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED RAIRDON'S CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF BELLINGHAM (1615 IOWA ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98229; (360) 255-4800) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,412. INVALID VIN.